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<blockquote data-quote="jwstl" data-source="post: 243125" data-attributes="member: 12977">I bought one when Sigma had it on sale with instant rebates. It's a great lens; quite possibly the sharpest and best telephoto in that range you can get for DX. I like it better than the 70-200 for DX because it's a bit wider. The 70-200 is about 105 at the wide end and the 50-150 is 75. And that's a significant difference. It also mates well with one of the 17-50s or the Nikon 17-55. I use it with the 17-50 on my D7100 where that sharpness really helps. The downside is that it is DX only so if you have or are planning to get an FX camera you can't use it. That doesn't bother me as I have the 70-200 f/4 for FX. Here's the DXO scores for telephoto zooms on the D7100...look at #1 on the list. I believe in putting the best glass I can afford on the higher res cameras which is why I bought this lens. Sure it's DX only but I'll always have use for DX so I know I'll use this lens.<a href="http://www.dxomark.com/Reviews/Best-lenses-for-the-24M-Pix-Nikon-D7100-Part-I/Best-Zoom-models-for-the-D7100" target="_blank">Best Zoom models for the D7100 - DxOMark</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="jwstl, post: 243125, member: 12977"] I bought one when Sigma had it on sale with instant rebates. It's a great lens; quite possibly the sharpest and best telephoto in that range you can get for DX. I like it better than the 70-200 for DX because it's a bit wider. The 70-200 is about 105 at the wide end and the 50-150 is 75. And that's a significant difference. It also mates well with one of the 17-50s or the Nikon 17-55. I use it with the 17-50 on my D7100 where that sharpness really helps. The downside is that it is DX only so if you have or are planning to get an FX camera you can't use it. That doesn't bother me as I have the 70-200 f/4 for FX. Here's the DXO scores for telephoto zooms on the D7100...look at #1 on the list. I believe in putting the best glass I can afford on the higher res cameras which is why I bought this lens. Sure it's DX only but I'll always have use for DX so I know I'll use this lens. [url=http://www.dxomark.com/Reviews/Best-lenses-for-the-24M-Pix-Nikon-D7100-Part-I/Best-Zoom-models-for-the-D7100]Best Zoom models for the D7100 - DxOMark[/url] [/QUOTE]

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